The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 23, 2036
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
3:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1399
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 209.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.29° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.00° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.14° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.